At first glance, you’ll see Danaher’s scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms—life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.
Look again and you’ll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You’ll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they’re headed next.
You’ll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You’ll also see a company that investors trust—our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.
The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for reviewing and validating financial results for actuals, forecast, and budget submissions. They will analyze, classify, and review financial data and provide interpretation of results for use by all levels of management. They will also work closely with corporate personnel and will be a key point of contact for operating companies (OpCos) in regard to accounting and reporting issues. This position is a unique blend of financial planning and analysis with classic accounting skills.
This position is part of the Corporate Finance and Accounting Department and will be located in Washington, DC. The role reports to the Senior Director – Corporate Finance & Accounting with significant interaction with the Vice President – Corporate Controller, CAO, Director, SEC Reporting, Director – Investments & M&A Accounting, Senior Manager – OneStream, Director – FP&A, Director – Treasury Accounting, and OpCo CFOs.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Review and validate each OpCo’s actual and forecasted financial results, including geographic reports, on a monthly basis providing analytical reports of business performance to senior management. In addition, review the weekly sales and bookings submissions by OpCo and distribute results to CEO, CFO, and other senior management on a weekly basis. Also, support annual budgeting process by reviewing and validating OpCo’s submissions as well as the quarterly and annual SEC disclosure process through automation of data collection as well as validating OpCo data.
- Support integration of new acquisitions following standard work for reporting requirements and training on Corporate reporting tools/processes.
- Manage the collection and validation of OpCo entity level financial data each quarter in OneStream – Titan. Responsible for reporting of data to internal & external auditors, tax department and high growth markets finance.
- Navigate within OneStream and pulls financial data directly from OneStream in Excel (through QuickView) on a daily basis to either distribute to various parts of the Company or perform analysis including on an ad hoc basis for business CFOs and Corporate Finance leadership.
- Act as a resource for OpCo personnel in interpretations of Danaher’s Finance policies.
The essential requirements of the job include:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- CPA license preferred.
- 4+ years of progressive experience in accounting or financial reporting roles, Big 4 or regional accounting firm experience preferred
- Working knowledge of US GAAP
- Experience with SEC and managerial reporting requirements is essential
It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
- Detail orientation and the ability to manage competing requests and prioritize on a real-time basis in a fast moving, ever-changing environment.
- Global business perspective with understanding of a multinational organization with multiple business units is preferred
The salary range OR the hourly range for this role is $95,000-$115,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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What We Do
Danaher is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping our customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. A global network of more than 25 operating companies, we drive meaningful innovation in some of today’s most dynamic industries through our operating companies in four strategic platforms: Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Water Quality and Product Identification. The engine at the heart of our success is the Danaher Business System (DBS), a set of tools that enables continuous improvement around lean, growth and leadership. Through the ingenuity of our people, the power of DBS and the impact of our meaningful technologies, we help realize life’s potential in ourselves and for those we serve.